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Rescue mission within its territorial waters
he says these efforts have saved many
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lives while welcoming that he tells us we
await the un it's even cerned people who
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are rescued again back to Libya where
conditions are not safe think it's been well
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documented arts and Libya they face the
routine use of being held in detention and
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there have been reports of famine rights
violations where advocate to cease and
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particularly to resettlement country
assistance with evacuating people out of those
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places in a c.r.
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Says any vessel that has the ability to
assist search and rescue operations should
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be allowed to come to the aid of those in
need to do otherwise will do many people
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fleeing persecution via already
to death. For abuse in eva.
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Yesterday we introduced you to Il Han
all our Somalia native running for
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a seat in the u.s. House of Representatives
she's a colleagues in the v.o.a.
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Somali service shortly after we last night
we bring you part of that interview at
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a bit of her victory speech.
It's an exciting night it's
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a really amazing journey really
great opportunities to have
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a conversation across the district to
really about what direction we want to take
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our country and tonight throughout not
only in my race but throughout the country
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people are choosing hope over fear.
And unity over division and it's
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a really exciting opportunity I'm When
Somalis are the muslim band to be sending
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a Somali refugee to Congress Minnesota's
send message and it's an exciting
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opportunity to hear so much of it so
well. Done but I'm humble enough.
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Thank you out for being with us thank
you thank you coming to send us this is
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journalist has been
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a while back I stand here for you tonight
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and here Christmas I liked
many people in the way the if
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the 1st woman to come to
represent our spouse was the
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1st woman to him he was the.
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First to refuse she ever liked Congress.
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And one of the 1st Muslim
women elect Congress was my
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pitiful Psystar from
Michigan was she totally.
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In yet
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a voters gave control of the House of
Representatives to the Democratic Party for
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the 1st time in 8 years but Republicans
bolstered their hold on the Senate the
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Senate against easier approval for.
President Donald Trump's nominees for key
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appointments but Democratic control of the
House could mean challenges to Trump's
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agenda another winner last night this nigga
see the 1st African-American elected to
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Congress from the west of Colorado the
Democrat is the son of immigrants from
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Eritrea the election saw
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a record numbers of women people of color
and of the lesbian gay bisexual and
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transgender community but all state
and city are all across the country.
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Past the hour you were listening to Africa
news tonight on The Voice of America
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their jobs and cultural opportunities that
city's offer has led to many around the
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world projections 15 years African cities
will add 300000000 new urban residents
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while the potential exists for the
population increases who feel the economic
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growth they also can't even conditions
worse about 1000000 of the 7 noble deaths
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from air pollution occur in Africa water
in addition systems need expansion and
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upgrades crime is on the rise and visions
are ripe for infectious diseases to
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spread rapidly so the un has put together
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a week long meeting on health and pollution
that's aimed at getting government
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officials and the planners discuss the
best ways forward sustainable economic
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development needs to pull together facets
of society and that includes the Google
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areas attractive doctors for 5 g.
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Hood is leading the program on cities she
spoke with my colleague Paul Alexander.
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Really under. Environment.
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Too. And even.
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Being victim of crime. In
many cities in Africa. So for
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us to be racial we try to engage with
surviving and make sure that they take
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healthy consideration we have been promote
the city. To many countries and yet to
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invent these issues be very small
so we would like to see mall
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investment in present state rather than
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a small object so how do you countries
plan for. The big population increases
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that when they have problems today that
they say that they can't afford to pay for
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. In many countries like
European Of course they're laid
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a lot of investment on mass transportation
and the few countries are now looking on
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the improve their urban aim to address
the pollution problem but of course they
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have to work together with the development
and go in those agencies support this
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kind of investment on
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a structure and transportation company
cations and equality in urban areas
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so people are drawn to metropolitan areas
because the more job opportunities in the
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countryside so how do we encourage job
creation when many jobs make their problems
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worse Lucian competition for jobs higher
rents and cetera will reduce carbon is
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really
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a hot girl country to tackle it really
depends on the government structure
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the policies that this could be in
into the process. We also looking into
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activities going to that if flew into
it very small on the Rural Development
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make sure that we have. Access to health
education and the services group to
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prepare. Of population urban
area but this is something to.
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Tackle. Some some of the secrets
of the have. Empowering people to
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see the benefit of living in.
Complex to think they see
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how they can live a better life and have
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a state of all social life cultural life
as compared to just the main issue is the
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development that we have quality in mind
the government in Africa is still facing
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a lot of challenges to bring
investment to support. Of
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course the small country income
countries could not. Fund that
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would help them in the long run so how do
we convince people then to also stay in
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around trees and not become migrants
which creates problems. It's likely try
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to. Look up the Trinity areas and
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a patient to the people.
In which the different.
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Areas even created back to life.
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But it took all the turn that was
doctors to argue hood of the w.h.o.
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Speaking with my colleague polar.
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Voters in Madagascar cast their ballots
today hoping for change in one of the
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world's parties which has been plagued by
instability factor major change in the
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country are far from clear the top 36
candidates for president have already served
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in the position last 16 years an estimated
76 percent of manic scars 25 middle
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of in extreme poverty unemployment is
high spite reserves of nickel cobalt Gold
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your rainy other minerals but the country's
instable has scarred scared away many
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international investors in make him the
Army threatened to take over I made huge
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street protests the last elected
president Zine to run for a fresh term
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a unity government to Korra lections could
be held this election cycle long where
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ported at polling stations preliminary
results are expected within
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a week and officials have until the 28th
to declare the final outcome if no Kate
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gets more than 50 percent of the vote
runoff election is scheduled for December
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19th.
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French president Emmanuel McCollum was
joined last night mollies President Abraham
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Boubacar kaita and rots to commemorate the
hundreds of 1000 troops who were brought
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to France to country in World War
One this is the 1st time in history
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a tribute has been made by any head of state
to the African soldiers who were taken
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our homes that were then French colonies
in Mali Senegal to Nisha Algeria Morocco
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Catherine field covered the ceremony and
spoke with me about the significance of
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the event. If you could for example what
happened in. Eastern France on that
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western front seas African soldiers were
known as Senegalese rifleman they were
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really in the thick of some of the most
brutal fighting toll and along with their
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200000 Africans sent from from these
to Europe to fight for the allies
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some 30000 died now the ceremony which we
had in eastern France on Tuesday night
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really was very small that because this is
literally monument to African troops who
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served in that war to have had the French
president and Michael and the mommy and
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President key to ending that inauguration
of that monument was incredibly symbolic
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to have that Russia chewed be shown by
France for these troops is very important
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and also when you think about the Mali and
president he said that 200000 soldiers
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fought for for France and said they fought
for themselves as much as they fought
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for justice and liberty what it takes so
long for them to do it really did take
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many generations and I think
we can specifically look at
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a man you might call the president taking
the lead on this he is the 1st French
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president who's been born in this post
Empire post colonial era and this is all
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part of what we see from a manual
Michael who's trying to address
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a few Justices of France's cologne let's
not forget that he has traveled to various
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parts of Africa and at one
stage he even talked about
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a crime against humanity that France had
committees there is but I think that he
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will need to go because there is still
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a lot of resentment about some of the
broken promises that the French had been
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particularly for these. They were promised
electric pensions which they never
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received promised possibly never received
30000 died and 200000 of tame and. Many
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of them went home again they had descendants
and these distend still want more from
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the French state as
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a recognition of what they thought
like to go bit on the battle and what
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a brutal battle this was can you tell us
about that it was brutal on many fronts
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mostly because that western front was
really the area between from Germany France
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and Belgium not only that to say let's
not forget some of these soldiers were
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having to fight club magic conditions they
just didn't know and also the best was
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comes with this monument was inaugurated
like the last battle for for the
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protection of Paris these centuries
riflemen that held the Germans in the final
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vessels of World War One stopped the Germans
being able to get to Paris so in love
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with the French really do have them to thank
for the fact Harris did not force the
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Germans in World War One and now I guess
after the battle then they returned back
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home and what do the descendants want they
want more recognition particularly in
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terms of military chins and passports What
do you have to do is when we saw that
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great movement all the Africans to Europe
this was and then Norma's temp remind
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Gratian to Europe in
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a virtual space of time so they can name
they some of them didn't feel they were
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treated very well they went back I think
this is on the point that it really did
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change the acid of the indigenous people
to the French when they went back because
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they settled
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a different view and their office door is
particularly in Europe who have said no
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certainly would not for the Jews see that
they did in France but also subsequently
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that never really recorded their contributions
to world war one but the think in
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French history that the African soldiers
contra has really not been addressed I
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don't believe taught in French schools.
That was reporter Catherine Field me for
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Harris. And that wraps up
this American news tonight
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Hello and welcome to straight talk Africa
like the Voice of America had. McCoury
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enforce it we're discussing the just concluded
us and elections and what does their
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outcome mean for Africa the balance of
power shifted in Washington today as
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opposition won back control of the u.s.
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House of Representatives dealing
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a political blow to President Donald Trump
and his Republican Party but Republicans
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expanded their majority controlling Senate
both the president and the stage for
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more confrontation politics in the year
ahead view a national correspondent on has
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a wrap up of the election results from
Washington. At Democrat quarters in
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Washington Democratic leader
Nancy Pelosi proclaimed
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a need in the shins Capitol we would have
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a responsibility to find common ground stand
our ground where we can't but we must
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try and Congress will work the solutions
that bring us to gether because we have
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all had enough division Palosi is now on
track to become the next speaker of the
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house thanks to Democrats
like Jennifer Webster who won
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a Republican House seat in Virginia saying
since the beginning of this campaign
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that change coming to America and change
is coming to Virginia 10 and that change
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came tonight but likens expanded their
narrow majority in the Senate with defeats
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of prats in North Dakota Missouri and
Indiana where Republicans were on emerged
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victorious as we as conservatives being
led by President from We've got to prove
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why our way of thinking why what works in
the state of Indiana is going to work for
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the rest of America and I really believe
I can weigh in on that argument at the
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White House spokeswoman Sara Sanders
said President Trump was pleased that
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Republicans had held the
Senate in most of the can
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a president actually went and
campaigned for and who embraced
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a profile tonight and at the end of the
day the present going to work into office
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the president campaign rhetoric motivated
voters both sides says analyst Rebecca
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it's sort of. Polarizing to get
more people engaged on both
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sides that was evident in both interviews
with the Trump supporter in California I
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agree with many of the things that are not
everything but many things he's done I
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think he's got the best interests of the
country on both domestically and also
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internationally and with the Trump
critic in New York yes why he has
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a bad dream. From beginning to awaken 1st
of all by the us of Representatives and
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in 2 years by taking the Senate White
House goodbye for up in the air Trump was
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a key issue for both sides says analyst.
There isn't too easy as I'm on both sides
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which I think is why we're seeing
significantly types across the board in these
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areas that are have been
identified as toss up states toss
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a brazen country Trump and
the Democrats now face
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a new question can they work together
even as both sons begin preparing for the
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next presidential race just
the way Jim Malone v.o.a.
00:21:01
News. Well thanks Jim for joining is now.
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The lead and the list on American fares
Africans rising for justice peace and
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dignity international working group member
and view election correspondent Eve
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redish Welcome to all of you thank you
David I may begin with you 1st obviously
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enthusiasm on both sides of the of the
divide and something that's going to be any
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of that is going to sweeps the United
States of America what did we witness last
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night we saw a blue wave it wasn't
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a big blue way it was in the
tsunami it was a blue wave it hit
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a red wall and kind of dissipated
into a different area but it was
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a blue wave the Democrats took at 27
and by the time all the votes are
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counted but more like 35 seats in
the house and that's big. They
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didn't do well in the Senate the Senate
odds were against them they were running
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incumbent senators in strong had won and
in 5 of those states Trump won by 10
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points so they lost the Senate. But it
looks like when you count up all of
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the votes Democrats will get about 9 percent
more votes than Republicans in this
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election. For House and Senate and
governor if I may for another few
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seconds now some time to say that congressional
elections are actually domestic or
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about is of concern to the people that is
based disrupt Was this the case this time
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. Yes these elections are the thousands of
little elections across the country and
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no one singular on any of them on all of
the ballots but doesn't trump made sure in
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the especially in the final week 2 weeks
of the campaign that his name was on the
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ballot even though about it said if you
support me vote for the Republican if you
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Consequently if you didn't vote for him
you did not if you voted for the Democrat
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you did not support him and when
you look at the numbers it was
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a pretty big wave by all accounts
for the Democrats. Kind of
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a referendum and the other one at least
we expect to see about $1111.00 men
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in Congress after the election of last last
evening yesterday and now that includes
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about $41.00 of color from about 38
of the prey in the previous race how
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significant is this so I think it's
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a phenomenal indication of the America to
come because of what you see huge voter
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turnout people paying attention to
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a number lection 113000000 people voting
compared to about 80000000 in the previous
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midterms this is Stuart Grey but what you
see is that it's new voters young people
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of color progressives only voting registering
1st voting but also deciding that
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this was their turn to run and they ran
and won so many in this new Congress is
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strong progress has
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a strong Congressional Black Caucus that
that that that screen shot of Nancy Pelosi
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speech on the stage where we're soon to.
Leaders who were the committee's key
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committees not only on government oversight
but homeland security as well as you
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know foreign affairs so on that
stage one actually the only. Member
00:24:42
of Congress who voted against the Iraq
war even now could potentially have
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a committee what this means in terms of
agenda agenda setting this Congress but
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more importantly what it means for
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a lecture in America I think we still.
But it's I think an exciting time for
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Democrats without
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a doubt. You know especially among the
grant community and specifically Muslims
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and this is there is the election
of. In Minnesota but also there's
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a Muslim young Also from.
Michigan that is Russia tie
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What And is this to particularly those who
are of or in this country who come from
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elsewhere big deal this 1st
of all I want to give them
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a shout out to all of them because
it really takes guts commitment and
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a very participation American
system to get into that and tell
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him who was not born here but came
from the refugee camp I mean this is
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a serious heat and that shows you that
immigrants are here to participate to play
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a huge role in terms of integrating and
unlike the way you know presented in the
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media and other places immigrant integrating
as much as they have almost been
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evading all over since this country was
established I think in that sense not only
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as an African-American 1st Muslim 1st
American elected to Congress but also
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the 1st woman Muslim the other Muslim
person but I think the biggest and the most
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important thing is that younger. All
across everywhere around the world can
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actually look into that and say yeah I
can actually join It's Congress and even
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higher places so I think that's
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a symbolic for both the Somali and
the American specially and the
00:26:45
Muslims and and the fact that the to go
about in participating in this country is.
00:26:51
Opportunities that it offers and another
one to highlight not to forget there's
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another gentleman by name
just of the. From California
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from. Colorado he's actually
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a son of immigrants from rich parents
came here many years ago in and that's
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something also very very significant I think
that federal races you also have state
00:27:18
races where kids have to take it all for
me I think here. Maryland is clearly
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California Georgia where you know you
have people voting in local races school
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board some state delegate races and.
So you know and it's across the
00:27:37
country so the other way. So I think what
you're seeing you know this is the some
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some call it the feeder team for the president
for the party received response from
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a political scientist from Northwestern
University having to worry about Omar and.
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Victories and he says he wants to American
history he said this and tell you in the
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Jewish immigrants who came to America and
landed in cities not just on the East
00:28:06
Coast and after years of being here and
growing America they start to run for
00:28:13
office and they start winning offices and
use an American. An American tale of Sas
00:28:19
and how the immigrant. From all the
way back has built this scene both
00:28:26
politically and socially for
00:28:28
a good community is it can be also
part of that you know. Victory.
00:28:35
As she was making a rematch
assesses hope over fear and was
00:28:40
a directional saw about a
unity over division will talk
00:28:43
a little bit about that but I want to
something she said something like as we just
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mentioned Minnesota still represent every.
Become one of us Muslim women elected to
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Congress easily winning the lead Minnesota's
difficult Gratian a district Omar is
00:28:58
a former Jew immigrated to the United States
after spending time in the Dadaab camp
00:29:03
in Kenya she tells viewers Jackson Vanguard
refugee and immigrant issues are going
00:29:08
to be top legislative policy priorities
let's listen this. May have one like mine
00:29:15
never been heard of that's why I come
here you know will continue to join this
00:29:19
group when you come out with
00:29:21
a very well on the out the struggles that
refugees are going through around the
00:29:27
world that the folks that means that they
have found them and insist on having the
00:29:33
United States be you know they're the people
who are our for future use and for us
00:29:40
to create policies that allow for the use
of this I'm going to do it it's here.
00:29:47
A little bit of noise in the background
but she's basically talking about
00:29:50
highlighting the issue for example of refugee
and she is a person or has come from
00:29:54
a refugee camp says that having representatives
like this ones in fact will bring
00:29:59
a different flavor to Congress that they
can eat at very very close to the hearts
00:30:05
mostly of the immigrant community
absolutely because it's
00:30:08
a contest 1st of all to be noticed to be
seen to be at the table you have to be
00:30:13
sitting and that to me is not only critical
for the referee but the entire African
00:30:20
continent and people who are going.
Interested in development social issues you
00:30:25
know basic thing missing you know education
human rights democracy development in
00:30:32
general all these basic things you need
somebody at the table to say what we're
00:30:36
doing and the good news is that the
bipartisan always Africa has never been
00:30:41
a kind of immigrant immigration issues or
all the things that the administration.
00:30:48
Was not the case that was always
00:30:51
a part bipartisan kind of issue when
they're sitting there people from there it
00:30:55
simply boosts
00:30:57
a tremendous opportunity because you could
visit. Somebody who has grown up there
00:31:02
who is representing constituent while at
the same time you know calling home Africa
00:31:07
so I think it's more than just bringing
an issue who bring African troops it's
00:31:13
different when it's really
us presenting it in
00:31:16
a committee or negotiating with the other
saying this is what we need to do whether
00:31:20
it's. Health or education or how are
you know young girls over there who is
00:31:26
a better presented than somebody like. Omar
with her little you know actually their
00:31:32
tradition this is symbolic This is a
site since here you know somebody have
00:31:36
a relative who is probably experiencing
something Congressman here Senator you can
00:31:41
see it and have coffee with I think in terms
of the overall you know African attend
00:31:48
a tremendous now just mission that
actually talked about division.
00:31:55
It's been a factor in the
election I mean there's been
00:31:57
a lot of talk about the fear and
all the divisions but it was
00:32:01
a big factor in determining. Well without
00:32:05
a doubt until I think very strong
throughout throw season. Quite frankly the
00:32:11
president in terms of galvanizing his base
it succeeded in the base in red states.
00:32:19
Describing occur. So sensitive. As
you know terrorists. As evil in
00:32:25
all of these these very divisive terms
I think was deliberate effort to to to
00:32:32
deliver the base and what we saw what it's
not only the Democrats that delivered
00:32:37
it's also the Republicans
delivering their base and largely
00:32:41
a base that was going to that message of
fear I think what we see in places like
00:32:46
Florida is that this is
00:32:48
a fear is limited in terms of. The
base can only provide much for the
00:32:55
Republican Party I think over time what
the Democrats are doing is expanding the
00:33:01
electorate so Florida for example this was
an amendment to the floor to Sion that
00:33:06
expanded the electorate so that people who
had formerly been incarcerated reached
00:33:11
over one could now but 1400000 people were
stripped of their rights of citizenship
00:33:17
and now that's been restored that expands
the electorate perhaps it could be both
00:33:22
parties who knows we will
see it is tremendous as
00:33:27
a step forward to the basic right to choose
their leaders and to hold those leaders
00:33:31
accountable for verse kind of. State hail
is also excited perceive you know some of
00:33:37
said Ok the fear factor but also to his
credit people such as shown that actually
00:33:43
the economy has been doing well I mean wage
may not the wages may have gone out but
00:33:48
the economy has been doing well the g.d.p.
00:33:50
By about 4.2 percent question is did the
president just distract from that some
00:33:55
feel that he could focus the economy the
performance of the economy in the end and
00:33:59
there's been out there that the president
rejected the run in the last several
00:34:04
weeks on the economy and focused more on
aggression because he knew that it would
00:34:09
get to people but he. That his base
supporters to get out and vote and and
00:34:16
so are as we can tell that work
he got out the people the and the
00:34:23
congressmen who he invited him into their
districts to campaign for them they all
00:34:29
won. Their only one that I believe there's
only one can't remember who it is that
00:34:35
did not win but but the president turned
out his supporters for those candidates
00:34:42
and the result is the Senate they're ripping
kept the Senate and you know I don't
00:34:48
want to be one thing about fear is that
both sides play on the fear factor the
00:34:53
Democrats ran just as many commercial
negative commercials about Republicans going
00:34:57
to take away the health care of Americans
as as that and it plays on but but it
00:35:03
plays on different heartstrings and I'm
defo Vel's of the electorate and so and so
00:35:09
both sides think the tactic well to get out
their voters they have I think there's
00:35:15
an added element of fear in that that
that's kind of overlaid with race that that
00:35:21
was played out throughout this electoral
season and so I think what you have is
00:35:26
like this sort of coded language it's you
know I'm not speaking to the base you
00:35:31
know which is which is typically you know
it has typically voted Republican you
00:35:36
know typically white typically male typically
well and also typically not as high
00:35:43
on college educated and as the other side
your point earlier the Democrats found
00:35:49
a combination to unlock the the the
different Democrat demography that
00:35:56
is happening here in the United States
where. This year for the 1st time Democrats
00:36:02
are up and down the line on
all 14435 House seats white
00:36:08
men were the minority of all of those
can it. There were fewer white men then
00:36:14
everybody else and then so it it shows
00:36:17
a change in the Democrats and the Democrats
are are finding that law and the
00:36:21
Republicans are looking more toward the
rules and they turned out rural voters
00:36:26
quite a quite
00:36:27
a bit this year you know most people across
the world zaps the American elections
00:36:32
very little loosely for those out there
and they're in Africa should this mean to
00:36:37
them I mean the bigger picture what
should I expect from the results of this
00:36:41
election on
00:36:42
a day to day issue I don't think they won't
see something immediate I think in the
00:36:48
long term what it means is when America
engages when America participates
00:36:55
when America is in a
position where it's less of
00:36:59
a one party calling all the shots but it's
more of what is in the interest that go
00:37:06
in which we share whether that state it's.
Going all all the international trade
00:37:12
issues all of those things I think having
divided power here where the issue and
00:37:18
the Americans can say which party is actually
an obstacle which party is doing real
00:37:24
work and once that happens and it's more
00:37:27
a competition of ideas and which policies
work and all of that come about it that
00:37:33
we had last is moderated I think that will
trickle in and go into the heart where
00:37:39
a lot of issues with the America for
00:37:42
a lot of things were withdrawn so that's
going to be the biggest advantage is going
00:37:47
to be. While the 2 parties present
themselves in 2020 I think it's
00:37:54
going to be who is actually there doing
00:37:57
a come to this business serving our globe
the way America should lead or engage
00:38:03
versus which ones are the obstacles and all
of that so I think that will determine
00:38:07
I think the benefit for the rest of the
emir and some may say some of the benefit
00:38:13
some of the Democrat leadership positions
and some of the committees which many
00:38:18
some of the related to you know 4 of African
issues but some have also argued that
00:38:25
. People don't close Lee Is that actually
the president's administration is doing
00:38:31
a good job in the sense that maybe they
focus so much on some of those which may
00:38:37
cause a lot of excitement
that actually there's
00:38:39
a lot of there is sufficient engagement
with the continent of Africa for example
00:38:43
but it's looking at that nobody's talking
so much is that accurate Well I think
00:38:48
we've got to who we're going to want to
debate just that. It's taken to you can get
00:38:54
an assistant secretary of state for Africa
who were newly appointed I think most of
00:38:58
Africa has been a bit
of a place to look for
00:38:59
a deal making remember the president.
Of the United Nations that Africa was
00:39:05
a play his friends were going to get rich
and then this here you use that offensive
00:39:09
term to describe African countries so I
think what we have is an opportunity with
00:39:14
people you know in Congress who are in
Africa to say that the view of the world
00:39:21
that we have to put forward an
alternative view quite frankly of
00:39:25
a much more progressive view of the world
and I think the lesson really not just
00:39:30
for Africa but for the world when we have
to recognize it's not only us what this
00:39:34
rightward movement politically it's Brazil
it's Germany the countries are many now
00:39:39
where the right is sort of how and trying
to kind of hold on to that last Very.
00:39:46
Sort of
00:39:47
a racist. Pinched politics and I think
what this shows is that alternative
00:39:54
views but if world views you know can prevail
look at the woman who it will be the
00:40:00
youngest woman in Congress who are many
years old coming out of New York as
00:40:04
a progressive I was waiting tables and
restaurant last year and I think what you
00:40:09
see is them an across the board said no
this is not the world we want to this is
00:40:14
not the one we want our children to live
in and we can do better and they put
00:40:17
themselves forward often for the 1st time
and the one so you have now in the seat
00:40:23
held by j.f. Kennedy you have an
African-American woman for the 1st time
00:40:28
a progressive woman
00:40:30
a very smart political campaign she meant
her world view to Congress was not only
00:40:36
for us to mix us immigration politics but
us foreign policy I think many of us are
00:40:42
really excited to see now. Is likely
to become the next speed again
00:40:49
saying there is an opportunity here to
reach across the aisle and work to present
00:40:54
himself today speaking sir
is might be there might be
00:40:57
a beautiful opportunity to work with the
Democrats or do you see this silly result
00:41:02
of this election being positive in terms
of how the House and the Senate will work
00:41:07
together on this might become now it just
source of friction and delays and Baikal
00:41:12
hope so I can only hope so I can only hope
that. Both leaders live up to the words
00:41:19
or last night and today that the time for
good is over and let's look for ways to
00:41:25
be able to work together it means
compromises is both one to Q We're defining
00:41:31
a democracy because you have to be able
to compromise in order to get things done
00:41:36
especially when we have divided government
now we'll have as we will have in
00:41:42
January when new Democratic Congress
takes over and I can only. I hope so but
00:41:50
again I think words are words are speak
louder than words and we want before we
00:41:57
say oh wow great
00:41:59
a new day is gone. And.
The of course there's
00:42:05
a lot of hope especially among those in
the immigrant community and what do you
00:42:09
think about from name
00:42:11
a Christian issue some of the shoes will
be very very critical that that's may be
00:42:16
better but I take Congress
00:42:19
a Jew to develop credit Congress I keep
such I think some of the top issues are
00:42:24
going to be the global. And things
that are happening where u.s.
00:42:29
Had withdrawn much with the America
1st that many Cantus are now facing
00:42:36
all sorts of issues that have to do with
foreign interference from other tech who
00:42:43
probably it's by default or
by the fact that the u.s.
00:42:47
Had moved on and they have to fill their
shoes are actually going in and I'm
00:42:51
thinking specifically Africa are meddling
internally and doing all things where and
00:42:57
I take an example or example
China where it's indebting
00:43:01
a ton of African countries right
now and saying I'm kind of
00:43:05
a development work but it's
00:43:06
a really weird development we're taking
the resources and you are indebting
00:43:12
a country with $1000000000.00 and saying
you'll pay back with resources the sorts
00:43:16
of things I think a more moderate
policy that looks at what is
00:43:21
a middle in Africa in terms of
00:43:23
a gauge and and dealing with these
international issues that have gone by the
00:43:27
wayside I think that would be one of the
big things I think the new Congress and
00:43:31
over and to new utility's who say it's Ok
Africa will have more of a discussion in
00:43:37
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Rescue mission within its territorial waters
he says these efforts have saved many
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lives while welcoming that he tells us we
await the un it's even cerned people who
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are rescued again back to Libya where
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documented arts and Libya they face the
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there have been reports of famine rights
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Says any vessel that has the ability to
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fleeing persecution via already
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Yesterday we introduced you to Il Han
all our Somalia native running for
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a seat in the u.s. House of Representatives
she's a colleagues in the v.o.a.
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Somali service shortly after we last night
we bring you part of that interview at
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a bit of her victory speech.
It's an exciting night it's
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a really amazing journey really
great opportunities to have
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a conversation across the district to
really about what direction we want to take
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our country and tonight throughout not
only in my race but throughout the country
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people are choosing hope over fear.
And unity over division and it's
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a really exciting opportunity I'm When
Somalis are the muslim band to be sending
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a Somali refugee to Congress Minnesota's
send message and it's an exciting
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opportunity to hear so much of it so
well. Done but I'm humble enough.
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Thank you out for being with us thank
you thank you coming to send us this is
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journalist has been
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a while back I stand here for you tonight
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and here Christmas I liked
many people in the way the if
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the 1st woman to come to
represent our spouse was the
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1st woman to him he was the.
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First to refuse she ever liked Congress.
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And one of the 1st Muslim
women elect Congress was my
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pitiful Psystar from
Michigan was she totally.
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In yet
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a voters gave control of the House of
Representatives to the Democratic Party for
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the 1st time in 8 years but Republicans
bolstered their hold on the Senate the
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Senate against easier approval for.
President Donald Trump's nominees for key
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appointments but Democratic control of the
House could mean challenges to Trump's
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agenda another winner last night this nigga
see the 1st African-American elected to
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Congress from the west of Colorado the
Democrat is the son of immigrants from
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Eritrea the election saw
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a record numbers of women people of color
and of the lesbian gay bisexual and
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transgender community but all state
and city are all across the country.
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Past the hour you were listening to Africa
news tonight on The Voice of America
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their jobs and cultural opportunities that
city's offer has led to many around the
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world projections 15 years African cities
will add 300000000 new urban residents
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while the potential exists for the
population increases who feel the economic
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growth they also can't even conditions
worse about 1000000 of the 7 noble deaths
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from air pollution occur in Africa water
in addition systems need expansion and
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upgrades crime is on the rise and visions
are ripe for infectious diseases to
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spread rapidly so the un has put together
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a week long meeting on health and pollution
that's aimed at getting government
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officials and the planners discuss the
best ways forward sustainable economic
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development needs to pull together facets
of society and that includes the Google
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areas attractive doctors for 5 g.
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Hood is leading the program on cities she
spoke with my colleague Paul Alexander.
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Really under. Environment.
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Too. And even.
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Being victim of crime. In
many cities in Africa. So for
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us to be racial we try to engage with
surviving and make sure that they take
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healthy consideration we have been promote
the city. To many countries and yet to
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invent these issues be very small
so we would like to see mall
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investment in present state rather than
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a small object so how do you countries
plan for. The big population increases
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that when they have problems today that
they say that they can't afford to pay for
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. In many countries like
European Of course they're laid
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a lot of investment on mass transportation
and the few countries are now looking on
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the improve their urban aim to address
the pollution problem but of course they
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have to work together with the development
and go in those agencies support this
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kind of investment on
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a structure and transportation company
cations and equality in urban areas
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so people are drawn to metropolitan areas
because the more job opportunities in the
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countryside so how do we encourage job
creation when many jobs make their problems
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worse Lucian competition for jobs higher
rents and cetera will reduce carbon is
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really
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a hot girl country to tackle it really
depends on the government structure
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the policies that this could be in
into the process. We also looking into
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activities going to that if flew into
it very small on the Rural Development
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make sure that we have. Access to health
education and the services group to
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prepare. Of population urban
area but this is something to.
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Tackle. Some some of the secrets
of the have. Empowering people to
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see the benefit of living in.
Complex to think they see
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how they can live a better life and have
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a state of all social life cultural life
as compared to just the main issue is the
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development that we have quality in mind
the government in Africa is still facing
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a lot of challenges to bring
investment to support. Of
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course the small country income
countries could not. Fund that
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would help them in the long run so how do
we convince people then to also stay in
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around trees and not become migrants
which creates problems. It's likely try
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to. Look up the Trinity areas and
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a patient to the people.
In which the different.
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Areas even created back to life.
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But it took all the turn that was
doctors to argue hood of the w.h.o.
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Speaking with my colleague polar.
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Voters in Madagascar cast their ballots
today hoping for change in one of the
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world's parties which has been plagued by
instability factor major change in the
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country are far from clear the top 36
candidates for president have already served
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in the position last 16 years an estimated
76 percent of manic scars 25 middle
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of in extreme poverty unemployment is
high spite reserves of nickel cobalt Gold
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your rainy other minerals but the country's
instable has scarred scared away many
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international investors in make him the
Army threatened to take over I made huge
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street protests the last elected
president Zine to run for a fresh term
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a unity government to Korra lections could
be held this election cycle long where
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ported at polling stations preliminary
results are expected within
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a week and officials have until the 28th
to declare the final outcome if no Kate
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gets more than 50 percent of the vote
runoff election is scheduled for December
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19th.
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French president Emmanuel McCollum was
joined last night mollies President Abraham
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Boubacar kaita and rots to commemorate the
hundreds of 1000 troops who were brought
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to France to country in World War
One this is the 1st time in history
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a tribute has been made by any head of state
to the African soldiers who were taken
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our homes that were then French colonies
in Mali Senegal to Nisha Algeria Morocco
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Catherine field covered the ceremony and
spoke with me about the significance of
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the event. If you could for example what
happened in. Eastern France on that
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western front seas African soldiers were
known as Senegalese rifleman they were
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really in the thick of some of the most
brutal fighting toll and along with their
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200000 Africans sent from from these
to Europe to fight for the allies
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some 30000 died now the ceremony which we
had in eastern France on Tuesday night
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really was very small that because this is
literally monument to African troops who
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served in that war to have had the French
president and Michael and the mommy and
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President key to ending that inauguration
of that monument was incredibly symbolic
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to have that Russia chewed be shown by
France for these troops is very important
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and also when you think about the Mali and
president he said that 200000 soldiers
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fought for for France and said they fought
for themselves as much as they fought
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for justice and liberty what it takes so
long for them to do it really did take
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many generations and I think
we can specifically look at
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a man you might call the president taking
the lead on this he is the 1st French
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president who's been born in this post
Empire post colonial era and this is all
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part of what we see from a manual
Michael who's trying to address
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a few Justices of France's cologne let's
not forget that he has traveled to various
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parts of Africa and at one
stage he even talked about
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a crime against humanity that France had
committees there is but I think that he
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will need to go because there is still
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a lot of resentment about some of the
broken promises that the French had been
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particularly for these. They were promised
electric pensions which they never
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received promised possibly never received
30000 died and 200000 of tame and. Many
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of them went home again they had descendants
and these distend still want more from
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the French state as
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a recognition of what they thought
like to go bit on the battle and what
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a brutal battle this was can you tell us
about that it was brutal on many fronts
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mostly because that western front was
really the area between from Germany France
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and Belgium not only that to say let's
not forget some of these soldiers were
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having to fight club magic conditions they
just didn't know and also the best was
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comes with this monument was inaugurated
like the last battle for for the
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protection of Paris these centuries
riflemen that held the Germans in the final
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vessels of World War One stopped the Germans
being able to get to Paris so in love
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with the French really do have them to thank
for the fact Harris did not force the
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Germans in World War One and now I guess
after the battle then they returned back
00:13:15
home and what do the descendants want they
want more recognition particularly in
00:13:20
terms of military chins and passports What
do you have to do is when we saw that
00:13:26
great movement all the Africans to Europe
this was and then Norma's temp remind
00:13:33
Gratian to Europe in
00:13:33
a virtual space of time so they can name
they some of them didn't feel they were
00:13:38
treated very well they went back I think
this is on the point that it really did
00:13:43
change the acid of the indigenous people
to the French when they went back because
00:13:48
they settled
00:13:48
a different view and their office door is
particularly in Europe who have said no
00:13:53
certainly would not for the Jews see that
they did in France but also subsequently
00:13:58
that never really recorded their contributions
to world war one but the think in
00:14:03
French history that the African soldiers
contra has really not been addressed I
00:14:09
don't believe taught in French schools.
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like the Voice of America had. McCoury
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enforce it we're discussing the just concluded
us and elections and what does their
00:17:52
outcome mean for Africa the balance of
power shifted in Washington today as
00:17:58
opposition won back control of the u.s.
00:18:00
House of Representatives dealing
00:18:02
a political blow to President Donald Trump
and his Republican Party but Republicans
00:18:06
expanded their majority controlling Senate
both the president and the stage for
00:18:12
more confrontation politics in the year
ahead view a national correspondent on has
00:18:18
a wrap up of the election results from
Washington. At Democrat quarters in
00:18:25
Washington Democratic leader
Nancy Pelosi proclaimed
00:18:28
a need in the shins Capitol we would have
00:18:31
a responsibility to find common ground stand
our ground where we can't but we must
00:18:37
try and Congress will work the solutions
that bring us to gether because we have
00:18:43
all had enough division Palosi is now on
track to become the next speaker of the
00:18:48
house thanks to Democrats
like Jennifer Webster who won
00:18:52
a Republican House seat in Virginia saying
since the beginning of this campaign
00:18:57
that change coming to America and change
is coming to Virginia 10 and that change
00:19:03
came tonight but likens expanded their
narrow majority in the Senate with defeats
00:19:09
of prats in North Dakota Missouri and
Indiana where Republicans were on emerged
00:19:16
victorious as we as conservatives being
led by President from We've got to prove
00:19:23
why our way of thinking why what works in
the state of Indiana is going to work for
00:19:29
the rest of America and I really believe
I can weigh in on that argument at the
00:19:34
White House spokeswoman Sara Sanders
said President Trump was pleased that
00:19:39
Republicans had held the
Senate in most of the can
00:19:42
a president actually went and
campaigned for and who embraced
00:19:45
a profile tonight and at the end of the
day the present going to work into office
00:19:49
the president campaign rhetoric motivated
voters both sides says analyst Rebecca
00:19:56
it's sort of. Polarizing to get
more people engaged on both
00:20:03
sides that was evident in both interviews
with the Trump supporter in California I
00:20:09
agree with many of the things that are not
everything but many things he's done I
00:20:12
think he's got the best interests of the
country on both domestically and also
00:20:17
internationally and with the Trump
critic in New York yes why he has
00:20:22
a bad dream. From beginning to awaken 1st
of all by the us of Representatives and
00:20:28
in 2 years by taking the Senate White
House goodbye for up in the air Trump was
00:20:34
a key issue for both sides says analyst.
There isn't too easy as I'm on both sides
00:20:40
which I think is why we're seeing
significantly types across the board in these
00:20:45
areas that are have been
identified as toss up states toss
00:20:49
a brazen country Trump and
the Democrats now face
00:20:52
a new question can they work together
even as both sons begin preparing for the
00:20:57
next presidential race just
the way Jim Malone v.o.a.
00:21:01
News. Well thanks Jim for joining is now.
00:21:08
The lead and the list on American fares
Africans rising for justice peace and
00:21:15
dignity international working group member
and view election correspondent Eve
00:21:19
redish Welcome to all of you thank you
David I may begin with you 1st obviously
00:21:26
enthusiasm on both sides of the of the
divide and something that's going to be any
00:21:31
of that is going to sweeps the United
States of America what did we witness last
00:21:35
night we saw a blue wave it wasn't
00:21:39
a big blue way it was in the
tsunami it was a blue wave it hit
00:21:44
a red wall and kind of dissipated
into a different area but it was
00:21:48
a blue wave the Democrats took at 27
and by the time all the votes are
00:21:55
counted but more like 35 seats in
the house and that's big. They
00:22:02
didn't do well in the Senate the Senate
odds were against them they were running
00:22:07
incumbent senators in strong had won and
in 5 of those states Trump won by 10
00:22:12
points so they lost the Senate. But it
looks like when you count up all of
00:22:19
the votes Democrats will get about 9 percent
more votes than Republicans in this
00:22:25
election. For House and Senate and
governor if I may for another few
00:22:32
seconds now some time to say that congressional
elections are actually domestic or
00:22:38
about is of concern to the people that is
based disrupt Was this the case this time
00:22:43
. Yes these elections are the thousands of
little elections across the country and
00:22:50
no one singular on any of them on all of
the ballots but doesn't trump made sure in
00:22:56
the especially in the final week 2 weeks
of the campaign that his name was on the
00:23:01
ballot even though about it said if you
support me vote for the Republican if you
00:23:09
Consequently if you didn't vote for him
you did not if you voted for the Democrat
00:23:13
you did not support him and when
you look at the numbers it was
00:23:17
a pretty big wave by all accounts
for the Democrats. Kind of
00:23:22
a referendum and the other one at least
we expect to see about $1111.00 men
00:23:29
in Congress after the election of last last
evening yesterday and now that includes
00:23:36
about $41.00 of color from about 38
of the prey in the previous race how
00:23:40
significant is this so I think it's
00:23:43
a phenomenal indication of the America to
come because of what you see huge voter
00:23:49
turnout people paying attention to
00:23:52
a number lection 113000000 people voting
compared to about 80000000 in the previous
00:23:58
midterms this is Stuart Grey but what you
see is that it's new voters young people
00:24:03
of color progressives only voting registering
1st voting but also deciding that
00:24:10
this was their turn to run and they ran
and won so many in this new Congress is
00:24:16
strong progress has
00:24:18
a strong Congressional Black Caucus that
that that that screen shot of Nancy Pelosi
00:24:23
speech on the stage where we're soon to.
Leaders who were the committee's key
00:24:30
committees not only on government oversight
but homeland security as well as you
00:24:35
know foreign affairs so on that
stage one actually the only. Member
00:24:42
of Congress who voted against the Iraq
war even now could potentially have
00:24:46
a committee what this means in terms of
agenda agenda setting this Congress but
00:24:51
more importantly what it means for
00:24:53
a lecture in America I think we still.
But it's I think an exciting time for
00:24:59
Democrats without
00:25:00
a doubt. You know especially among the
grant community and specifically Muslims
00:25:07
and this is there is the election
of. In Minnesota but also there's
00:25:14
a Muslim young Also from.
Michigan that is Russia tie
00:25:21
What And is this to particularly those who
are of or in this country who come from
00:25:26
elsewhere big deal this 1st
of all I want to give them
00:25:29
a shout out to all of them because
it really takes guts commitment and
00:25:36
a very participation American
system to get into that and tell
00:25:43
him who was not born here but came
from the refugee camp I mean this is
00:25:48
a serious heat and that shows you that
immigrants are here to participate to play
00:25:54
a huge role in terms of integrating and
unlike the way you know presented in the
00:26:01
media and other places immigrant integrating
as much as they have almost been
00:26:05
evading all over since this country was
established I think in that sense not only
00:26:11
as an African-American 1st Muslim 1st
American elected to Congress but also
00:26:17
the 1st woman Muslim the other Muslim
person but I think the biggest and the most
00:26:24
important thing is that younger. All
across everywhere around the world can
00:26:30
actually look into that and say yeah I
can actually join It's Congress and even
00:26:36
higher places so I think that's
00:26:38
a symbolic for both the Somali and
the American specially and the
00:26:45
Muslims and and the fact that the to go
about in participating in this country is.
00:26:51
Opportunities that it offers and another
one to highlight not to forget there's
00:26:56
another gentleman by name
just of the. From California
00:27:03
from. Colorado he's actually
00:27:06
a son of immigrants from rich parents
came here many years ago in and that's
00:27:12
something also very very significant I think
that federal races you also have state
00:27:18
races where kids have to take it all for
me I think here. Maryland is clearly
00:27:24
California Georgia where you know you
have people voting in local races school
00:27:30
board some state delegate races and.
So you know and it's across the
00:27:37
country so the other way. So I think what
you're seeing you know this is the some
00:27:42
some call it the feeder team for the president
for the party received response from
00:27:46
a political scientist from Northwestern
University having to worry about Omar and.
00:27:54
Victories and he says he wants to American
history he said this and tell you in the
00:28:00
Jewish immigrants who came to America and
landed in cities not just on the East
00:28:06
Coast and after years of being here and
growing America they start to run for
00:28:13
office and they start winning offices and
use an American. An American tale of Sas
00:28:19
and how the immigrant. From all the
way back has built this scene both
00:28:26
politically and socially for
00:28:28
a good community is it can be also
part of that you know. Victory.
00:28:35
As she was making a rematch
assesses hope over fear and was
00:28:40
a directional saw about a
unity over division will talk
00:28:43
a little bit about that but I want to
something she said something like as we just
00:28:48
mentioned Minnesota still represent every.
Become one of us Muslim women elected to
00:28:54
Congress easily winning the lead Minnesota's
difficult Gratian a district Omar is
00:28:58
a former Jew immigrated to the United States
after spending time in the Dadaab camp
00:29:03
in Kenya she tells viewers Jackson Vanguard
refugee and immigrant issues are going
00:29:08
to be top legislative policy priorities
let's listen this. May have one like mine
00:29:15
never been heard of that's why I come
here you know will continue to join this
00:29:19
group when you come out with
00:29:21
a very well on the out the struggles that
refugees are going through around the
00:29:27
world that the folks that means that they
have found them and insist on having the
00:29:33
United States be you know they're the people
who are our for future use and for us
00:29:40
to create policies that allow for the use
of this I'm going to do it it's here.
00:29:47
A little bit of noise in the background
but she's basically talking about
00:29:50
highlighting the issue for example of refugee
and she is a person or has come from
00:29:54
a refugee camp says that having representatives
like this ones in fact will bring
00:29:59
a different flavor to Congress that they
can eat at very very close to the hearts
00:30:05
mostly of the immigrant community
absolutely because it's
00:30:08
a contest 1st of all to be noticed to be
seen to be at the table you have to be
00:30:13
sitting and that to me is not only critical
for the referee but the entire African
00:30:20
continent and people who are going.
Interested in development social issues you
00:30:25
know basic thing missing you know education
human rights democracy development in
00:30:32
general all these basic things you need
somebody at the table to say what we're
00:30:36
doing and the good news is that the
bipartisan always Africa has never been
00:30:41
a kind of immigrant immigration issues or
all the things that the administration.
00:30:48
Was not the case that was always
00:30:51
a part bipartisan kind of issue when
they're sitting there people from there it
00:30:55
simply boosts
00:30:57
a tremendous opportunity because you could
visit. Somebody who has grown up there
00:31:02
who is representing constituent while at
the same time you know calling home Africa
00:31:07
so I think it's more than just bringing
an issue who bring African troops it's
00:31:13
different when it's really
us presenting it in
00:31:16
a committee or negotiating with the other
saying this is what we need to do whether
00:31:20
it's. Health or education or how are
you know young girls over there who is
00:31:26
a better presented than somebody like. Omar
with her little you know actually their
00:31:32
tradition this is symbolic This is a
site since here you know somebody have
00:31:36
a relative who is probably experiencing
something Congressman here Senator you can
00:31:41
see it and have coffee with I think in terms
of the overall you know African attend
00:31:48
a tremendous now just mission that
actually talked about division.
00:31:55
It's been a factor in the
election I mean there's been
00:31:57
a lot of talk about the fear and
all the divisions but it was
00:32:01
a big factor in determining. Well without
00:32:05
a doubt until I think very strong
throughout throw season. Quite frankly the
00:32:11
president in terms of galvanizing his base
it succeeded in the base in red states.
00:32:19
Describing occur. So sensitive. As
you know terrorists. As evil in
00:32:25
all of these these very divisive terms
I think was deliberate effort to to to
00:32:32
deliver the base and what we saw what it's
not only the Democrats that delivered
00:32:37
it's also the Republicans
delivering their base and largely
00:32:41
a base that was going to that message of
fear I think what we see in places like
00:32:46
Florida is that this is
00:32:48
a fear is limited in terms of. The
base can only provide much for the
00:32:55
Republican Party I think over time what
the Democrats are doing is expanding the
00:33:01
electorate so Florida for example this was
an amendment to the floor to Sion that
00:33:06
expanded the electorate so that people who
had formerly been incarcerated reached
00:33:11
over one could now but 1400000 people were
stripped of their rights of citizenship
00:33:17
and now that's been restored that expands
the electorate perhaps it could be both
00:33:22
parties who knows we will
see it is tremendous as
00:33:27
a step forward to the basic right to choose
their leaders and to hold those leaders
00:33:31
accountable for verse kind of. State hail
is also excited perceive you know some of
00:33:37
said Ok the fear factor but also to his
credit people such as shown that actually
00:33:43
the economy has been doing well I mean wage
may not the wages may have gone out but
00:33:48
the economy has been doing well the g.d.p.
00:33:50
By about 4.2 percent question is did the
president just distract from that some
00:33:55
feel that he could focus the economy the
performance of the economy in the end and
00:33:59
there's been out there that the president
rejected the run in the last several
00:34:04
weeks on the economy and focused more on
aggression because he knew that it would
00:34:09
get to people but he. That his base
supporters to get out and vote and and
00:34:16
so are as we can tell that work
he got out the people the and the
00:34:23
congressmen who he invited him into their
districts to campaign for them they all
00:34:29
won. Their only one that I believe there's
only one can't remember who it is that
00:34:35
did not win but but the president turned
out his supporters for those candidates
00:34:42
and the result is the Senate they're ripping
kept the Senate and you know I don't
00:34:48
want to be one thing about fear is that
both sides play on the fear factor the
00:34:53
Democrats ran just as many commercial
negative commercials about Republicans going
00:34:57
to take away the health care of Americans
as as that and it plays on but but it
00:35:03
plays on different heartstrings and I'm
defo Vel's of the electorate and so and so
00:35:09
both sides think the tactic well to get out
their voters they have I think there's
00:35:15
an added element of fear in that that
that's kind of overlaid with race that that
00:35:21
was played out throughout this electoral
season and so I think what you have is
00:35:26
like this sort of coded language it's you
know I'm not speaking to the base you
00:35:31
know which is which is typically you know
it has typically voted Republican you
00:35:36
know typically white typically male typically
well and also typically not as high
00:35:43
on college educated and as the other side
your point earlier the Democrats found
00:35:49
a combination to unlock the the the
different Democrat demography that
00:35:56
is happening here in the United States
where. This year for the 1st time Democrats
00:36:02
are up and down the line on
all 14435 House seats white
00:36:08
men were the minority of all of those
can it. There were fewer white men then
00:36:14
everybody else and then so it it shows
00:36:17
a change in the Democrats and the Democrats
are are finding that law and the
00:36:21
Republicans are looking more toward the
rules and they turned out rural voters
00:36:26
quite a quite
00:36:27
a bit this year you know most people across
the world zaps the American elections
00:36:32
very little loosely for those out there
and they're in Africa should this mean to
00:36:37
them I mean the bigger picture what
should I expect from the results of this
00:36:41
election on
00:36:42
a day to day issue I don't think they won't
see something immediate I think in the
00:36:48
long term what it means is when America
engages when America participates
00:36:55
when America is in a
position where it's less of
00:36:59
a one party calling all the shots but it's
more of what is in the interest that go
00:37:06
in which we share whether that state it's.
Going all all the international trade
00:37:12
issues all of those things I think having
divided power here where the issue and
00:37:18
the Americans can say which party is actually
an obstacle which party is doing real
00:37:24
work and once that happens and it's more
00:37:27
a competition of ideas and which policies
work and all of that come about it that
00:37:33
we had last is moderated I think that will
trickle in and go into the heart where
00:37:39
a lot of issues with the America for
00:37:42
a lot of things were withdrawn so that's
going to be the biggest advantage is going
00:37:47
to be. While the 2 parties present
themselves in 2020 I think it's
00:37:54
going to be who is actually there doing
00:37:57
a come to this business serving our globe
the way America should lead or engage
00:38:03
versus which ones are the obstacles and all
of that so I think that will determine
00:38:07
I think the benefit for the rest of the
emir and some may say some of the benefit
00:38:13
some of the Democrat leadership positions
and some of the committees which many
00:38:18
some of the related to you know 4 of African
issues but some have also argued that
00:38:25
. People don't close Lee Is that actually
the president's administration is doing
00:38:31
a good job in the sense that maybe they
focus so much on some of those which may
00:38:37
cause a lot of excitement
that actually there's
00:38:39
a lot of there is sufficient engagement
with the continent of Africa for example
00:38:43
but it's looking at that nobody's talking
so much is that accurate Well I think
00:38:48
we've got to who we're going to want to
debate just that. It's taken to you can get
00:38:54
an assistant secretary of state for Africa
who were newly appointed I think most of
00:38:58
Africa has been a bit
of a place to look for
00:38:59
a deal making remember the president.
Of the United Nations that Africa was
00:39:05
a play his friends were going to get rich
and then this here you use that offensive
00:39:09
term to describe African countries so I
think what we have is an opportunity with
00:39:14
people you know in Congress who are in
Africa to say that the view of the world
00:39:21
that we have to put forward an
alternative view quite frankly of
00:39:25
a much more progressive view of the world
and I think the lesson really not just
00:39:30
for Africa but for the world when we have
to recognize it's not only us what this
00:39:34
rightward movement politically it's Brazil
it's Germany the countries are many now
00:39:39
where the right is sort of how and trying
to kind of hold on to that last Very.
00:39:46
Sort of
00:39:47
a racist. Pinched politics and I think
what this shows is that alternative
00:39:54
views but if world views you know can prevail
look at the woman who it will be the
00:40:00
youngest woman in Congress who are many
years old coming out of New York as
00:40:04
a progressive I was waiting tables and
restaurant last year and I think what you
00:40:09
see is them an across the board said no
this is not the world we want to this is
00:40:14
not the one we want our children to live
in and we can do better and they put
00:40:17
themselves forward often for the 1st time
and the one so you have now in the seat
00:40:23
held by j.f. Kennedy you have an
African-American woman for the 1st time
00:40:28
a progressive woman
00:40:30
a very smart political campaign she meant
her world view to Congress was not only
00:40:36
for us to mix us immigration politics but
us foreign policy I think many of us are
00:40:42
really excited to see now. Is likely
to become the next speed again
00:40:49
saying there is an opportunity here to
reach across the aisle and work to present
00:40:54
himself today speaking sir
is might be there might be
00:40:57
a beautiful opportunity to work with the
Democrats or do you see this silly result
00:41:02
of this election being positive in terms
of how the House and the Senate will work
00:41:07
together on this might become now it just
source of friction and delays and Baikal
00:41:12
hope so I can only hope so I can only hope
that. Both leaders live up to the words
00:41:19
or last night and today that the time for
good is over and let's look for ways to
00:41:25
be able to work together it means
compromises is both one to Q We're defining
00:41:31
a democracy because you have to be able
to compromise in order to get things done
00:41:36
especially when we have divided government
now we'll have as we will have in
00:41:42
January when new Democratic Congress
takes over and I can only. I hope so but
00:41:50
again I think words are words are speak
louder than words and we want before we
00:41:57
say oh wow great
00:41:59
a new day is gone. And.
The of course there's
00:42:05
a lot of hope especially among those in
the immigrant community and what do you
00:42:09
think about from name
00:42:11
a Christian issue some of the shoes will
be very very critical that that's may be
00:42:16
better but I take Congress
00:42:19
a Jew to develop credit Congress I keep
such I think some of the top issues are
00:42:24
going to be the global. And things
that are happening where u.s.
00:42:29
Had withdrawn much with the America
1st that many Cantus are now facing
00:42:36
all sorts of issues that have to do with
foreign interference from other tech who
00:42:43
probably it's by default or
by the fact that the u.s.
00:42:47
Had moved on and they have to fill their
shoes are actually going in and I'm
00:42:51
thinking specifically Africa are meddling
internally and doing all things where and
00:42:57
I take an example or example
China where it's indebting
00:43:01
a ton of African countries right
now and saying I'm kind of
00:43:05
a development work but it's
00:43:06
a really weird development we're taking
the resources and you are indebting
00:43:12
a country with $1000000000.00 and saying
you'll pay back with resources the sorts
00:43:16
of things I think a more moderate
policy that looks at what is
00:43:21
a middle in Africa in terms of
00:43:23
a gauge and and dealing with these
international issues that have gone by the
00:43:27
wayside I think that would be one of the
big things I think the new Congress and
00:43:31
over and to new utility's who say it's Ok
Africa will have more of a discussion in
00:43:37
a moment.
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